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• Cuyahoga County judges opt out of first year of program meant to divert low-level convicts from prison

  13-09-2017 23:55
  
  Cuyahoga County's judges cited concerns over public safety, judicial independence and money to reject participating in the first year of a new state program meant to keep low-level felony offenders out of prison.
  
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• Portside, brewery-distillery in Cleveland, closes

  13-09-2017 23:45
  
  Portside, the Cleveland brewery and distillery that opened in 2015, has closed its doors.
  
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• Cleveland man accused of raping a 5-year-old held on $1 million bond

  13-09-2017 23:34
  
  A Cleveland man is accused of raping a 5-year-old girl at his home in the city's Riverside neighborhood.
  
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• Akron's new Northside Marketplace embodies shop local, with 35 retail start-ups

  13-09-2017 23:33
  
  With support from Downtown Akron Partnership and the Knight Foundation, Testa Cos.' new indoor marketplace, planned to open in October, will serve as a kind of incubator to help young, local startup companies grow, while offering Akronites a unique place to shop and gather.
  
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• Cuyahoga County Airport runway expansion gets federal grant

  13-09-2017 23:32
  
  The Cuyahoga County Airport is in the midst of a multi-year project to extend its runway to conform with federal airport safety regulations.
  
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• International Spy Museum acquires ax used to kill Leon Trotsky, other espionage artifacts

  13-09-2017 23:30
  
  H. Keith Melton spent 40 years looking for the ice-climbing ax used in the bloody assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. It had been sitting under a bed in Mexico City for decades. Much easier was acquiring a mangled, basketball-size chunk of Gary Powers' U2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960. It was a gift from a Soviet official. The items are part of the world's largest private collection of spy artifacts. Melton, a wealthy businessman from Boca Raton, Florida, is
  
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• Kent State University touts ability to attract students, research awards, philanthropic support

  13-09-2017 23:16
  
  Kent State University's success in attracting smart students, research dollars and philanthropic support were highlighted at Wednesday's board of trustees meeting.
  
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• DACA supporters rally in Painesville to oppose Trump plan (photos)

  13-09-2017 22:32
  
  Hundreds rally in the heart of Painesville, supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• Boyfriend shoots Brook Park woman's car as she drove away

  13-09-2017 22:32
  
  The incident happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday on Glenway Drive near Engle Road, the report says.
  
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• Threat for scattered thunderstorms highest in morning, dwindles as day progresses Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  13-09-2017 22:22
  
  Check out Thursday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Third man charged in deadly Cleveland robbery as two co-defendants plead guilty

  13-09-2017 22:04
  
  David Lavelle Sales, 20, is charged in connection with a May 2016 fatal shooting in Cleveland.
  
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• Fairview Park police searching for 14-year-old girl still active on social media

  13-09-2017 21:39
  
  Angel L Hawkins was reported missing Aug. 31 from her Fairview Park home. Police did not say where her home is.
  
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• White House calls ESPN anchor Jemele Hill's anti-Trump tweets a 'fireable offense'

  13-09-2017 21:23
  
  "It's a fireable offense," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said when asked about ESPN "SC6" anchor Jemele Hill's comments about President Trump on Twitter.
  
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• David Pogue, Joe Pulizzi to keynote nonprofit technology summit

  13-09-2017 21:18
  
  Business Volunteers Unlimitedis hosting their second annual Nonprofit Technology and Communications Summit at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association on Oct. 3.
  
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• Ohio's big cities rank in top 10 for jobs

  13-09-2017 21:16
  Ohio's three largest cities - Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati - sit in consecutive spots on a list of best cities for jobs compiled and released Tuesday by job research site Glassdoor.com.
  
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• Attorney for executed Parma murderer says she believes inmate suffered pain during lethal injection

  13-09-2017 21:04
  
  An attorney for Gary Otte, a man put to death Wednesday for killing two people in Parma in 1992, said she saw signs that the inmate was experiencing pain as the execution team injected him with a sedative, the first of three-drug combination.
  
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• There's good news and bad news about Equifax credit freezes

  13-09-2017 20:30
  
  Trying to smooth things over a bit with 143 million consumers -- some of them lawmakers -- Equifax has agreed to waive its $5 fee for consumers who want to freeze their credit files.
  
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• Chagrin Falls woman files lawsuit against Equifax in wake of massive data breach

  13-09-2017 20:03
  
  Equifax, a credit reporting agency based in Atlanta, said U.S. consumer names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver's license numbers were exposed from May through July.
  
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• Cleveland woman repeatedly stabs boyfriend after finding him naked on top of 12-year-old daughter, reports say

  13-09-2017 19:42
  
  Cleveland police are investigating after a woman says she stabbed her boyfriend 6 times on Tuesday after she saw him naked on top of her child, according to police reports.
  
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• Cleveland deputy police chief expected to become Middleburg Heights' next police chief

  13-09-2017 19:24
  
  Cleveland Police Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba will retire from the Cleveland Division of Police. He has worked there just over 32 years.
  
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• Cuyahoga County pledges to improve health and human services

  13-09-2017 19:22
  
  Cuyahoga County's Department of Health and Human Services is huge in size and scope but is trying to meet the needs of all residents.
  
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• Cavs announce date for free annual Wine & Gold Scrimmage

  13-09-2017 19:22
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced the date for their annual free Wine and Gold Scrimmage. The event has been set for 6 p.m. Oct. 2 at Quicken Loans Arena. Doors open at 5 p.m., one hour before tip-off. There will be food specials, face painting, hair painting and sign making stations. There will be lights-out player introductions, Humongotron flames, performances from the Cavalier Girls dance team and Scream Team along with mascots Moondog and Sir C.C. Immediately [&
  
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• Garage-rock legend Roky Erickson to hit Beachland Ballroom

  13-09-2017 19:15
  
  Roky Erickson brings his pioneering Texas psych-blues-garage sound to Cleveland.
  
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• Steve Walker's patriotic tattoo pays tribute to time in military: Best Tattoo finalist (video, poll)

  13-09-2017 19:02
  
  American pride is front and center in this Top 5 contender for the title of Best Tattoo in Greater Cleveland.
  
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• Irma remnants to dissipate by Thursday, leaving sun for the weekend: Northeast Ohio weather forecast

  13-09-2017 18:40
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Voters signal Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's long record, love of the city may no longer be enough: Brent Larkin

  13-09-2017 18:35
  
  Mayor Jackson's first-place primary finish sent him into the Nov. 7 runoff against veteran Councilman Zack Reed, who won just under 22 percent of the vote. Jackson doesn't respect Reed. He better be worried about him, writes Brent Larkin.
  
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• Neo-Nazis spark interest in resistance, World War II: Minister of Culture

  13-09-2017 18:30
  
  Can you imagine pitching a sitcom about a German prisoner of war camp to CBS executives, and then getting a green light?
  
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• Salvaged Boutique offers home decor, DIY workshops, will host pop-up with four local vendors: Unique Boutique (photos)

  13-09-2017 18:27
  
  The Salvaged Boutique in Lakewood offers old and new home decor and furnishings, DIY workshops and furniture refinishing.
  
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• Case Western students, staff ask U.S. Attorney to review Hudson police shooting of Emirati student

  13-09-2017 18:21
  
  The letter, which was sent Wednesday and is signed by 57 law school students and staff members, questions why Hudson Police Officer Ryan Doran drew his gun in the Dec. 4 shooting of Saif Nasser Mubarak Alameri.
  
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• Frank Jackson wins 15 of 17 Cleveland wards and most precincts; see vote details for your precinct

  13-09-2017 18:17
  
  Precinct-level voting details show a sweeping victory for Frank Jackson in the Cleveland mayoral primary, with Jackson winning 15 of the city's 17 wards and nearly three-quarters of the precincts.
  
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• Akron Municipal Court to offer Halloween weddings at Akron Civic Theatre

  13-09-2017 18:10
  
  Area couples can participate in Halloween-themed wedding ceremonies at the historic Akron Civic Theatre on Oct. 31.
  
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• Theo Von brings New Orleans flavor to the Hilarities stage this weekend

  13-09-2017 18:05
  
  Theo Von headlines Hilarities, Red Grant is at the Cleveland Improv, and local comics Mike Polk Jr. and Bill Squire share the state at the Hard Rock Rocksino in comedy this weekend.
  
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• Does the United States take in too many or too few refugees?

  13-09-2017 17:51
  
  Presidential demands for a border wall and the phase out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has immigration in the forefront of domestic issues.
  
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• HAkron 24-hour hackathon aims to use old technology to make modern invention

  13-09-2017 17:47
  
  HAkron 2.0 hackathon will run Sept. 23-24 at software startup incubator the Bit Factory at the Akron Global Business Accelerator. The free event, which melds computer science and engineering, is open to all students of any major at any university.
  
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• Akron Civic Theatre announces concerts, events for 2017-18 season

  13-09-2017 17:44
  
  The Civic Theatre in Akron presents holiday events, nationally acclaimed musicians, dance performances and film screenings for its upcoming 2017-18 season.
  
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• FAQ on Equifax data breach -- What you should do now: Money Matters

  13-09-2017 17:30
  
  It's been almost a week since Equifax quietly disclosed it's got a real mess on its hands with a security breach that compromised deeply personal data on perhaps 143 million people in the United States. There's been a dizzying amount of information and misinformation. And I've received a lot of questions from readers. I'm going to tackle some of those now.
  
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• Cedar Point's HalloWeekends opens Friday with themed Mine Ride, new haunted houses, return of Midnight Syndicate

  13-09-2017 17:25
  
  For the first time, Cedar Point is theming several rides for HalloWeekends, including the Cedar Creek Mine Ride, Witches Wheel and Ocean Motion.
  
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• Cool Spaces: Restored Rockefeller among the homes on the Heights Heritage Home & Garden Tour (photos)

  13-09-2017 17:20
  
  Nearly twenty years ago Frank and Elfie Ricchi bought a historic French Norman Tudor in the Forest Hill section of East Cleveland. The four-bedroom, four-bath home has been renovated and it is part of the Heights Home & Garden Tour that takes place noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, September 24.
  
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• Cleveland teen lands in intensive care after father forced him to fight bully, police say

  13-09-2017 17:15
  
  Carlos Conner, 35, is accused of making his 16-year-old boy fight a bully. His son ended up hospitalized.
  
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• Parma murderer Gary Otte dies as Ohio executes second death row inmate this year

  13-09-2017 17:02
  
  The state of Ohio executed Gary Otte on Wednesday morning, more than 25 years after he robbed and murdered two people at a Parma apartment complex.
  
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• 'Fixer Upper' stars launching home goods brand at Target

  13-09-2017 16:54
  
  It's the first time the couple has worked with a retailer in the design and creation of a product line, which will be called "Hearth & Hand with Magnolia.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court agrees to hear ECOT appeal

  13-09-2017 16:40
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear ECOT's complaint that its attendance and state funding should not be based on how long the e-school's students spend online
  
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• Talk it out: Did Cleveland's primary results surprise you in any way?

  13-09-2017 16:29
  
  Share your thoughts by joining us for a discussion from noon to 1:30 p.m. for today's edition of "Talk It Out," a civil, moderated, constructive conversation on this topic.
  
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• Cleveland State and the Cleveland Clinic collaborate to train nurses

  13-09-2017 16:29
  
  Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Clinic will begin a new collaboration in January to offer enhanced access to bachelor's degrees for working nurses, while addressing the nursing shortage in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Hillary Clinton-Matt Lauer rematch fails to produce fireworks of original

  13-09-2017 16:23
  
  In her book, "What Happened," Hillary Clinton slammed Lauer for pressing her multiple times about the investigation of her emails during a televised forum on NBC last September.
  
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• Sen. Bernie Sanders reveals bill to expand Medicare for all

  13-09-2017 16:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans would get health coverage simply by showing a new government-issued card and would no longer owe out-of-pocket expenses like deductibles, according to legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday.But the Vermont independent's description of the legislation omitted...
  
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• Kent State University unveils $40 million Integrated Sciences Building

  13-09-2017 15:23
  
  Kent State University will hold a grand opening of new Integrated Sciences Building from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Vinay Parameswaran looks to his past to help guide his future as Cleveland Orchestra's new assistant conductor

  13-09-2017 15:20
  
  Vinay Parameswaran, the new assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, doesn't just have the right credentials on paper. He's had vital hands-on experience doing everything the job entails, and takes both personal and professional interest in his duties.
  
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• And the hotly contested 2017 Emmy Award for Best Drama Series goes to ...

  13-09-2017 15:20
  
  Year after year, too many Emmy categories are laden with expected and oft-repeated winners. No drama then, when the envelope is torn. But there is drama ahead in the drama categories that will be presented Sunday night. This year's nominees include "Better Call Saul," "Westworld," "The Handmaid's Tale," "House of Cards," "Stranger Things," "The Crown" and "This is Us."
  
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• 'The Walking Dead' could kill this fan favorite during Season 8

  13-09-2017 15:09
  
  No one is safe when you're engaged in an "All-Out War"
  
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